Rafał Trzaskowski

Rafał Trzaskowski, born on January seventeenth, nineteen seventy-two, is a prominent Polish politician and political scientist with a specialization in European studies. He has held the esteemed position of Mayor of Warsaw since November twenty-second, two thousand eighteen, showcasing his commitment to the city and its residents.

Trzaskowski's political career is marked by significant roles, including his tenure as a Member of the European Parliament from two thousand nine to two thousand thirteen, and as Minister of Administration and Digitization from two thousand thirteen to two thousand fourteen. He also served as Secretary of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from two thousand fourteen to two thousand fifteen, before being elected to the Polish Parliament in two thousand fifteen.

In November two thousand seventeen, he was announced as the joint candidate for Mayor of Warsaw by the Civic Platform and the Modern political party. His campaign culminated in a decisive victory on October twenty-first, two thousand eighteen, where he garnered five hundred five thousand one hundred eighty-seven votes, translating to fifty-six point sixty-seven percent of the total.

In May two thousand twenty, Trzaskowski emerged as the Civic Platform's candidate for the Presidency of Poland. He advanced to the second round of the presidential election but ultimately lost to the incumbent, Andrzej Duda, receiving over ten million votes, or forty-eight point ninety-seven percent. He was reelected as Mayor of Warsaw in April two thousand twenty-four, achieving a remarkable fifty-seven point forty-one percent of the vote.

Looking ahead, Trzaskowski was once again selected as the Civic Coalition's candidate for the presidential election in two thousand twenty-five. In May two thousand twenty-five, he narrowly led the preliminary round with thirty-one point thirty-six percent of the votes, advancing to the runoff against independent candidate Karol Nawrocki, where he received forty-nine point eleven percent.